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Index
Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION
How I Arrived at This
1: FOCUS ON THE IDEA
The 60/30/10 Rule The PROBLEM How “High” Is Your Concept? Nailing the Logline
2: PUNISHING
Degree of Difficulty Great Stories Are Like Great Games Adapting True Stories Television and the “Web of Conflict” “Punishing” Checklist
3: RELATABLE
The Role of the “Main Character” Subjective Point of View The Relatable Center The Eight Types of Story Problems Likability What about Character Arc? The Goal of the Opening Pages Why We Care about Tony Soprano “Relatable” Checklist
4: ORIGINAL
A Fresh Twist on the Familiar There’s Another Project Just Like Mine! Writer’s “Voice” and Dealing with Feedback Why They Make Bad Movies Doctors, Lawyers, and Cops “Original” Checklist
5: BELIEVABLE
Zombies, Aliens, and Vampires Never Confuse How Is the World Different from Ours? Going for “the Real” God and the Devil Are in the Details Forced to Coexist “Believable” Checklist
6: LIFE-ALTERING
Internal Stakes Are Not Enough Life-and-Death Stakes Everything Else Characters Dealing with Their Stuff Unmet Needs and Wants “Life-Altering” Checklist
7: ENTERTAINING
Helping the Audience Escape Feelings We Like to Feel Ingredients to Add to “Drama” Rich, Sexy, and Glamorous “Entertaining” Checklist
8: MEANINGFUL
What Is It REALLY About? Sticking to the Audience’s Ribs TV Characters Don’t Really Change “Meaningful” Checklist
9: PUTTING “PROBLEM” TO WORK
Where Ideas Come From Finding Story Ideas Talent Is Overrated
About the Author
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